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Full time
1 year
SEP-26
MSc - Master of Science
Forensic Accounting
Explore financial crime investigations and work with business legal teams on this forensic accounting Master’s. Prepare for your career as a forensic accountant, or in internal auditing or compliance, whether you’ve studied accounting in the past or not.
Develop your knowledge and critical analysis skills as you investigate where things have gone wrong in business.
You’ll study financial crime, law and fraud as you focus on business crime prevention and prepare for case discussions with lawyers. You'll apply your learning in topical case studies and develop your understanding of what to look for in financial accounts in industry.
To start, you'll explore topics including data modelling, accountancy basics and valuations. You’ll then discover forensic investigation and fraud examination, as well as corporate governance and ethics, and learn to be an expert witness in our replica courtroom.
By learning from experienced lecturers and industry guest speakers you’ll gain a better understanding of the industry as a whole, and have opportunities to network with guests and fellow accountancy students from across the department.
You'll graduate ready for your forensic accounting or compliance career. To get the most out of this course you should be analytical and curious, and keen to specialise in forensic accounting.
The aim of the module is to develop, through the writing of a dissertation, a student's research methods ability and critical evaluation of relevant sources.
The need for qualified accountants with a knowledge of data management skills has increased significantly, due to the unprecedented quantity of available data alongside marked increases in computing capacity.
This module aims at a systical examination of a range of formal and informal methods of dispute resolutions, their conceptual, legal and procedural features and the efficacy and effectiveness of each method.
The Financial Analysis module is designed to offer students an in-depth understanding of how financial information is presented in the firms' statements, and also how market participants can evaluate this information in order to reach valid investment decisions.
Develop specialised skills investigating allegations of financial crime and misconduct with this expert module.
The main aim of this module is to ensure that students have an understanding of primary statistical techniques and can understand and improve the process of decision making.
This module will enable students to understand: the meaning of Corporate Governance, the features of effective corporate governance, internal control system, and the importance of ethics and corporate social responsibilities (CSR) in sustaining corporate performance.
The demand for people who can speak both data and business language has increased exponentially.
The main aims of this module are to develop in students an appreciation of the varying forms and constructs of financial crime and to instil an understanding of the current theories relating to the causal socio economic factors for white collar crime.
This module covers the ethical and responsible valuation methods used in investigations and dispute resolution.
For this course (per year)
£10,900
For this course (per year)
£10,900
A second-class honours degree in a relevant subject or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent professional experience
Portsmouth is a small and lively island city that contains everything students need. Students can focus on their studies with as little distraction as they like. Then, when it’s time to step away from the books, the seafront offers learners the perfect place to revive and time to reset. Everything is close by in Portsmouth. In the course of a day students could go from the deck of a historic ship to a bustling shopping street, before browsing...more
Full time | 12 months | SEP